I don’t know about in your country, but in Brazil we use the kitchen blender for almost everything, including for making pizza dough. That’s right! I hope you are at least curious because today we will be making a no knead, no fuss, super quick kitchen blender pepperoni pizza (or pizza de liquidificador)… using ingredients that everyone has in their pantry.
For this recipe, you will need to blend whole milk, an egg, all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and pepper in the blender and then pour into a greased pizza pan. Bake for about 10 minutes, top with your favorite tomato sauce, cheese, and pepperoni, and then bake again until the cheese is melted. And that’s it! See how easy it is?
Another advantage of this kitchen blender pepperoni pizza is that you won’t have to put your hands in the dough… yes, you heard that right, this is no knead pizza, all without spending big bucks.
The result? A delicious thick crust pizza with a popular topping that will leave you grinning from ear to ear. After all, making a delicious pizza has never been so easy, right?
But don’t worry… if you don’t have a blender, you can easily mix the ingredients by hand… if you don’t have a pizza pan, use a baking sheet… and if you are not a fan of pepperoni, feel free to create your own topping. And yes, the dough can be frozen for up to 3 months. As you can see, there is no excuse for not trying this at home. 🙂
In Brazil we call it pizza de preguiçoso (lazy man’s pizza)… that may be the case, but it makes one’s life much, much easier and quicker. Mothers and busy bees take note!
Now tell me, who out there is lazy like me? 🙂
Kitchen Blender Pepperoni Pizza (No knead, No Fuss)
Ingredients
- For the dough:
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter softened
- 1 large egg at room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 dash ground black pepper
- 1½ cups plus 2½ tablespoons all-purpose flour (for a GF version, use a GF flour)
- 1 tablespoons baking powder
- For the topping:
- 1/4 cup tomato sauce or just enough for a thin layer
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese or more, or other melting cheese of your choice
- Pepperoni slices
- leaves Fresh oregano or dried oregano
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
- In a blender, blend together the milk, butter, egg, sugar, salt, and pepper. Add the flour, little by little, and blend until obtaining a homogeneous mixture. You may have to stop the blender a few times to mix with a wooden spoon and loosen flour from the sides of the blender. Once everything is well beaten, add the baking powder and stir well to incorporate it to the mixture.
- Pour batter into a butter greased pizza pan and spread with a spatula. Make sure to form a thin layer of dough. Bake for about 10 minutes.
- Remove pizza crust from the the oven, spread a thin layer of tomato sauce on top, top with the cheese and pepperoni. Bake again --- this time for 10-15 minutes. Serve with oregano leaves on top (and red pepper flakes if desired). Yield: 1 (16-inch) pizza or 2 (8-inch) pizzas.
Recipe Notes
TOPPING: You can also create you own!!!
STORAGE: Pizza dough can be baked for 10 minutes, allowed to cool, wrapped, and then frozen for up to 3 months.
Shashi @ RunninSrilankan
How simply BRILLIANT – I’ve never ever attempted to make pizza dough in a blender ever! Thanks so much for sharing this Denise!
Denise Browning
Thank you, Shashi! This is a popular recipe from my home country and I found easy to make and quite economical.
sallyBR
My sister used to do that a lot, in my family we call it “torta de liquidificador” and there were so many variations! You brought me a smile, and made me wonder why I’ve never ever made it since I moved to the US decades ago!
go figure!
😉
Denise Browning
Sally: I know how it is… There are several recipes that I used to eat in Brazil that I have never made here. Well, I hope you try it one of these days. My family did enjoy this recipe a lot. Next time I will make with chicken and catupiry. 😉
Deb|EastofEdenCooking
Wow! Fantastic dinner recipe, everyone adores pizza! Thank you for the introduction to the recipe Denise.
John/Kitchen Riffs
Pizza dough in the blender? Fun idea! I’ve used a food processor before, but never even thought about the blender. Gotta try this! Great looking pizza. And it’ll be so much fun telling everyone it was made in the blender!
Chris Scheuer
I’ve never heard of pizza dough made in the blender but I love it! Your finished product looks amazing!
Little Cooking Tips
We saw this yesterday (browsing on the cellphone while waiting at a doctor’s office – everything is ok thank God) and we were drooling over the photos!
Exceptional recipe dear Denise! Thank you SO MUCH for an easy, yummy pizza, we both are very excited to try this one out ASAP!
Have a beautiful day ahead dear!
xoxoxo
Denise Browning
Thank you! I am glad to find out that you are doing well, that everything is OK with you. Sending you greetings and our love.
Mi Vida en un Dulce
With a blender??!! No kidding…I must try this.
Sugar et al.
What a clever idea to use the blender to make pizza dough! The pizza looks so delicious that I am looking at my blender as i type with half a mind to make this right now.Brilliant!
Denise Browning
Thank you, Sonali!
Anna @ shenANNAgans
Now THIS…. is what I call awesome, BRILLIANT even. Who would have thought to whip up a pizza dough in the blender? Denise, you are a gem, thanks for making my life waaaaay easier. 🙂
Denise Browning
Thank you, Anna, for being so awesome!!!
Raymund
Wow no knead, I want this specially on those lazy days
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com
Blender pizza!!! I so need to do it, right away 🙂
Denise Browning
Enjoy!